Cabinet wringer



J. J. DOSSERT ET AL .April 10,1928. 1,665,912

CABINET WRINGER Original Filed Feb.'28. 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 10, 1928. 1,665,912

J. J. DOSSERT ET AL CABINET wamcsn Original Filed Feb. 28. 1921 5 Sheets-$heet 2 7 April 10, 1928;

J. J. oQssER-r ET AL CABINET wamenn r gin l Filed Feb 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. DOSSERT AND EDWINE. GREAVES, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS, BY

MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T WESTINGHOUSEYELECTRIC 8; MANUFACTURING COM- PANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

CABINET WRINGER.

This invention relates to cabinet wringers and has for its object a particularly simple, efficient and compact arrangement of the wringer, and driving mechanism therefor by which the wringer can be readily mount- In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, of one form of washing machine embodying our wringer construction.

Figure 2 is aplan view partly broken away.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation showing the wringer in elevated position.

This washing machine comprises a tub 1 which is enclosed in a suitable frame or cabinet 2, washing mechanism as apounder 3 located in the tub 1 and actuating mechanism 4 for the movable parts of the washing machine, this mechanism being enclosed in a suitable housing 5 here shown as located below the tub. 6 designates a motor for driving the mechanism 4 and the wringer mechanism.

The foregoing parts form no part of this invention and for a full description, reference is had to our Patent 1,590,729, dated June 27, 1926, of which this is a division.

This invention comprises a wringer, and driving mechanism for the movable parts thereof located at one side of the tub, the wringer being shiftable relatively to the tub from a position below the top of the tub into a position above the same, and vice versa, out of and into the cabinet.

7 designates the wringer as a whole which is provided with a supporting bracket 8-at one end thereof, the wringer and the bracket Divided and this application filed June Serial No, 481,485.

being mounted to move from a position below the top of the tub into a position above the tub from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3. As here shown, the wringer is mounted to move vertically rectilmearly and the bracket 8 is provided with a tubular extension 9, which slides in a suitable passage 10 formed in a fixed bracket 1G preferably carried by the cabinet 2 at one side of the tub.

The wringer further includes movable parts, as rolls 11, 11, having suitable compresslon means. The driving mechanism for the rolls includes a shaft 12 which is an extension of the axle of one of the rolls, the shaft 12 being journaled in the bracket 8, and gears 13 and 14 mounted on the shaft 12 within the bracket. It includes also a gear 15 mounted on a vertical shaft 16 extending lengthwise of the bracket, the gear 15 meshing with the gears 13, 14 on op site sides of its axis, and a clutch 17 on the shaft 12, shiftable by means of a handle 18 to connect either of the gears 13, 14; and the shaft 12. The driving mechanism includes also a vertical shaft 19 below the bracket 8 with which the shaft 16 telescopes, the lower end of the shaft 19' extending through a supporting gear box 20 supported by the frame or cabinet and having a bevel gear 21 thereon meshing with a bevel gear 22 mounted on a horizontal shaft 23, which is connected to the motor 6 through suitable speed-reducing gears 24, 25.

The shaft 23 is normally disconnected from the motor shaft and is connectible thereto by a suitable clutch and as here illustrated and as will be presently described, the shaft is shiftable axially to engage and disengage the clutch. v

The shaft'23 is journaled at one end in a bearing in the casing 5 of the washing machine mechanism in alinement with the shaft 27 on which the gear 24 is mounted, and at its other end in the gear box 20. Thisshaft 23 is shiftable axially relatively to the gear 22 thereon within the gear box 20 to carry a pin 28 thereon into and out of the notch 29 on a collar rotatable with the shaft 27, by means of the suitable shifting lever 30 mounted on a rock shaft 31 which is provided'with a handle preferably located at the top of the cabinet.

The wringer is mounted to swivel about the axis of the tubular extension 9 into a plurality of angular positions as indicated in Fig. 2, and as here shown a lock or base plate 300 is. provided at the base of the racket 8 and near the top of the extension 9 and on which the wrin er swivels,

1s plate being movable vertically with the wringer and supporting bracket, and being arranged to swing into position to engage the upper edge of the cabinet when the wrin er is in its uppermost position. The mem er 300 thus constitutes a means) for holding the wringer assembly and the tube 9 in their u per operative position.

As here 1 lustrated, the plate is formed with a hub 31enci-rcling the extension 9 at the base of the bracket 8 and with a flange having spaced apart shoulders 32 which form a groove for receiving the upper edge of the cabinet toprevent side sway of t e wringer assembly. The wringer is held in any angular position to which it isad'usted b suitable means as pivoted locking 0g 34 pivoted at 35 to the bracket and movable 1nto notches provided in the hub 31 of the looking plate 300. i

The compression means for the rolls of the wringer may be of any suitable form,

.size and construction, and in so far as this invention is concerned, includes one or more levers 36 which project upwardl above the top of the wringer when the rol sare under compression and also abovethe top of the cabinet, thereby reventing closing of lid or cover of the cablnet in case the wringer is lowered within the cabinet without releasing the compression on the rolls by moving the levers 36 to 'their horizontal position. Hence, the operator cannot close the cover of the cabinet when the machine is to re: main idle without first releasing the compression on the rolls. When the wringer is lowered within the cabinet the base of the bracket 8 or the plate 300 rests upon the up per face of the fixed bracket 10" of the'cabi net.

In operation, when it is desired to use the wrin er it is moved from'the position shown in Fig. 1 to that in Fig. 3, and the plate 300 swung about its axis until it rests u on. the upper edge of the cabinet 2, the aft 16 which telescopes with the shaft 19 sliding outwardly thereon during this operation.

By throwing the clutch lever 30, the shafts 19 and 16 will be actuated from the motor 6 and by manipulating the handle 18 either the gear 13 or 14 will be clutched to the purposes than as a laundry.

What we claim is:

1. In a wringer construction, the combination with'a cabinet and a wringer mechanism movable to, an operating position above the cabinet and to a stored position within the cabinet, of a source of power,

power-transmitting means operatively connecting the source of power to the wrin er COIIIPI'lSlIlg avertical shaft within the ca inet consisting of two telescoping members, a tubular member surrounding the upper telescoping member, a fixed bracket secured to the cabinet, means securing the wrin er mechanism to the-upper end of the tub ar member and serving to support the wringer mechanism on the fixed bracket when the wringer mechanism is in its stored position in the cabinet, and means secured to the upper end of the tubular member for operatively enga ing the upper edge of the cabinet when t e wringer mechanism is in its operative position to prevent side sway thereof.

2. In a wringer construction, the 'combination with a cabinet and a wringer, of a vertical power shaft embodying extensible means for driving the wringer whereby the wringer may be moved vertically to a position above or below the op of the cabinet, 9. wringer-supporting bracket and a tubular depending extension therefor, a fixed bracket surrounding the lower end of the tubular extension when the wringer is in its upper position and means on sald wringer-supporting bracket for operative] engaging the upper edgeOf the cabinet w en the wrin er is in its upper position to prevent si e sway thereo a device of the character-described, a cabinet, a wringer therein, a vertically adjustable support and extensible driving mechanism extending therethrough for. supporting and driving said wringer, and a horizontal anchoring plate on the wringer support operatively engaging the cabinet, the plate and the cabinet cooperating to efl'ect a multi-dircction restraint against movement to hold the wringer rigidly in its oper ative osition.

4. a wringer construction, the combination with a cabinet, a wringer in the updriving connection from the motor to the per part of the cabinet and a motor in the drive shaft extending into the gear box. 10 lower part of the cabinet, of a Vertical ex- In testimony whereof, We have hereunto tensibie drive shaft operativeiy connecting signed our names at Syracuse, in the count 5 the Wringer and the motor consisting of two of Onondaga, and State of New York, this telescoping members, a fixed bracket and a 17th day of June, 1921. gear box mounted in the cabinet to support JOHN J. DOSSERT. the respective members of the shaft, and a EDWIN E. GREAVES. 

